Gulf CIOs embracing public cloud adoption, suggest IDC and Huawei whitepaper

Gulf CIOs are embracing public cloud adoption, suggest IDC and Huawei whitepaper. IDC has produced a new whitepaper, sponsored by Huawei, that examines the adoption of public cloud services in the GCC. The research acknowledges that, while the area has traditionally been renowned for in-house data centers and on-premises deployments, it is increasingly encouraging cloud adoption, demonstrating a favorable response to a developing vendor and partner ecosystem.

The study looks at the current stage of digital transformation in the Gulf, as well as the use of cloud services by key companies. CIOs also discuss their cloud development priorities. The cloud will subsequently be used as a springboard for more inventive and resilient organizations in the following decade, according to the authors.

The competence, scale, and creativity of future organizations will be influenced by digital disruption and the rising complexity of specific architectures. As a result, experts expect that building and maintaining all technological skills in-house will be impossible. According to the survey, nearly 49% of Gulf CIOs are exploring cloud deployments because these features are not available in traditional on-premises deployments.

Changes in macroeconomic patterns necessitate tremendous flexibility on the part of businesses in order to quickly scale new technology. In less than a year, the COVID-19 epidemic has pushed the cloud discourse from aversion to adoption, with many enterprises adopting cloud to protect business continuity during unpredictable times. IDC predicts that by the end of 2021, about 90% of businesses would rely on a mix of on-premises / dedicated private clouds, multiple public clouds, and legacy platforms to meet their infrastructure needs.

IDC notes that cloud adoption in the Gulf is more than a technical initiative; it is a culture transformation that profoundly changes an organization’s perspective on its IT landscape.

Harish Dunakhe, Research Director, at IDC said: “The evolving hybrid cloud ecosystem is expected to accelerate innovation and will help these cloud-adopters build a crisis-proof organization”.

Huawei, for one, is concentrating on establishing a strong partner ecosystem in the Gulf region in order to fulfill future cloud demand. Its partnership development programme is already attracting new and existing IT companies looking to expand their capabilities in advising, implementing, and supporting clients that choose cloud solutions.

Omar Akar, Vice President & MD, Cloud Business, Huawei Middle East adds: “Weaving together its strengths in cloud solutions along with innovative AI platforms combined with its 5G capabilities, Huawei is helping customers across the Gulf accelerate their digital transformation journeys.”

The whitepaper comes as HUAWEI CLOUD’s global expansion intensifies. HUAWEI CLOUD is now the fastest-growing mainstream cloud vendor, ranking fifth in the worldwide IaaS market in 2020. In the cloud market, the HUAWEI CLOUD platform has developed over 20,000 partners, recruited 2.3 million developers, and produced over 4,500 applications.

Huawei has announced numerous programs to help the region grow digital talents and build the local ecosystem in order to support a wider cloud rollout. As part of the HUAWEI CLOUD Oasis Program, it has announced support for the development of 3,000 cloud experts in the region.